Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
THE LATEsT-"Jonathan, youI be 'hant-
edv"
Cream to might "wednesday at Bruce
Lindsay's. Also, Saturday night.
1t is reported that the Original Funny Nine
will soon blossom out again, and in a few
weeks give an entertainment.
During the month of August the w. c. T.
u. will hold its meetings at the Baptist
church on Friday afternoons at O'Clock.
The game of base ball between the "Moss-
backs" and Pilot Knob club Sunday on the
Arcadia picnic grounds resulted in a victory
for the last named nine. The score was q
to SO.
A Juvenile Temperance Meeting will be
held in the Presbyterian Church, Sabbath,
August 14th, at O'Clock P. NJ. All are cor
daily invited to be present. The exercises
will consist of REGULATIONS and singing.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
White died at their residence in this city on
Tuesday of last week and was taken East
for burial at home on the following day. The
bereaved parents have the sympathy of the
community in their affection.
We learn the last papers have been signed
and gone forward, making final and COM
plete adjustment of the Arcadia House
muddle, and now it is hoped, as all obstacles
are removed, the property will be placed in
repair for immediate occupancy.
Mr.. Sanford Andrews is back on one of
the pushers, his ill health compelling him to
give up the Accommodation run. Sam. is
an exceptionally popular conductor and the
company will be singularly fortunate If it
can find man who will fill the place he va
Gated, as satisfactorily as did.
Pat Tierney, conductor, sold his property
in this city to Jos. Bergman last week for
$500, and will move his family to De Soto.
We regret to lose Mr.. Tierney and family as
residents of this city, and the many warm
friends they leave behind JOIN with the Lead
er In wishing them good luck in their new
home.-Piednont Leader.
DIED-On Sunday, at 1915 A. NJ. August
18th, 1887, at Arcadia, No., ALLEN S. HoGUE,
infant son of John A. and Mary II. Hogue,
aged / year, months and 26 days. The
funeral took place from the family residence
on Monday, sth, at O'Clock p. M, and the
remains were buried in the Masonic Gene
terry. We offer our coincidence to the bereav-
ed family.
Last Saturday evening party consisting OF
three couple of Ironton's most charming
Young ladies and gentlemen made an excur-
sion on foot to the top of Pilot Knob. Short
ly after reaching their destination darkness
surrounded them and they were compelled
to remain there until the moon made its ap-
pearance to light them on their homeward
tourney. Notwithstanding, they say an en-.
5oyable time was had.
The following additional names are regis
tered at Mrs. Peck's Arcadia Cottages: Miss
Ella Moses, Miss Effie Moses, Miss Jessie
Hartnel, Miss May Bridge, Miss Laura Goe-
bel, Miss Agnes Goebel, Miss Julia Goebel,
Miss Amelia Clauss, Mrs. III. Guehne and
family, Mr.. Dixon, DIR. Hardaway and fam
Ny, A. w. Noise and family, Miss Eva
B,rnes, Mrs. Wild. Rooms are being engag-
ed weeks in ADVANCE
Mord. Roberts is now at Rome, n. Y,
where he will remain for the next three
months supefintending the construction of
twenty new engines now being built by the
New York Locomotive Works for the Gould
system. At the end of that time he will
resume his duties at De Soto. Mrs. Roberts,
sSho, we are happy to state, has regained her
health, is with him aud will spend the re-
rna5s..Ier of the hot weather in the East.
About Eye hundred people attended the
Lawn Party at Sylvan Lake on Wednesday
night last, and, of course, so large an attend
anee insured financial success. The
grounds were brilliantly Illuminated, and
presented an attractive appearance. Music
by the Valley Orchestra, two or three tab
leaux. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. refreshments,
and a song were the more prominent features
of the programme for the evening. The net
proceeds reach about $40, and the ladies de-
sire lis to offer their heart thanks to the
people of the Valley for their generous
patronage.
We last week Internationally omitted an
fem calling the attention of the pubic to the
fact that the Travelling Organizer to the
Farmers, Alliance would deliver an address
at the White School House on to-day WED
nesday 10TH and that an effort would likely
he made to effect a local organization. The
notice was furnished us in good time and was
duly put in type, but in making up our forms
preparatory to going to press 1t was over
Looked and we did not discover the omis-
sion until the entire edition was printed.
We are very sorry that the oversight occur
red. hut omissions similar to the one in
,uesttou will sometimes occur in spite OF
every precaution in the best of regulated
,,rintinp offices. We trust however that the
meeting will be y success and hope to be
furnished with an account of the proceed
ings.
We learn through the Van Buren, Local,
that at Barnesville, on the 3Oth ult., about D
p. NJ. two of Mr.. John Copeland's children
Walter, aged 8, and Lavada, aged 10 years
were struck by lightning. and Walter was
killed in the tw1nkling of an eye. The girl
was not killed. but received a severe shock,
the effects of which she will feel as long 81
she lives. 4 small cloud came up from the
East on the evening meatiOHed, and there
was heavy thunder and vivid asshAs OF hght-
ming for some time. One of the bots' aeFS
ing the storm, struck small sycamore tree
directly in front of Mr.. C.'s house while his
two children above mentioned were passing